Perp Games and South Korean studio Project Cloud Games have released the PlayStation 5 and PC (Steam) versions of action RPG The Relic: First Guardian alongside a day one update full of crucial bug fixes and changes. Project Cloud Games is working on additional patches, improvements and support for The Relic: First Guardian as well, including performance and technical fixes.
Here’s a list of changes with the day one update for The Relic: First Guardian:
Field and Environmental Improvements
- Improved the field structure and traversal flow in Chapter 1, including changes to the layout of certain paths
- Added further environmental details throughout Chapter 1
- Improved the field structure and traversal flow of the plains area in Chapter 2, including changes to the layout of certain paths
- Significantly expanded environmental detail throughout Chapter 2
- Improved the field structure and traversal flow in Chapter 3, including changes to the layout of certain paths
- Significantly expanded environmental detail throughout Chapter 3
- Completed lighting work in areas where it had not previously been implemented
- Improved landscape and terrain details across the game
- Improved existing monster placements and added more monster encounters
- Significantly increased the number of materials and collectible items placed throughout the fields
Exploration and Reward Improvements
- Significantly increased the amount of currency obtained by interacting with abandoned campsites
- Improved the rewards players can discover and obtain while exploring the fields
Event and Content Improvements
- Reviewed and improved progression across all events
- Fixed issues that could prevent certain events from progressing correctly
- Improved event presentation and overall progression stability
Combat and Monster Improvements
- Improved the animation and activation speed of two-handed weapon skills
- Adjusted monster attack damage and improved combat balance
- Improved monster animations
- Adjusted monster placement to improve the flow and density of field combat
Voice and Audio Improvements
- Fixed missing or incorrectly implemented voice files
- Ensured that voice files play correctly in-game
- Fixed inconsistencies between Field Page text and the corresponding voice-over
Localization Improvements
- Completed the full localization pass
- Fixed untranslated and incorrectly translated text
- Fixed issues where code strings or incorrect text could appear in-game
- Improved consistency across languages, including sentence formatting, line breaks, proper nouns, and terminology
The Nintendo Switch 2 and Xbox Series X|S versions of The Relic: First Guardian will follow up at a later date this year. A physical version for the PlayStation 5 version will release on September 4.
Final Weapon reviewed The Relic: First Guardian and gave it a 3.5/5 score, noting that the game “is an engaging new action game that takes cues from the Soulslike genre while incorporating medieval and Korean folklore into the mix.”
